At the Microsoft press conference Capcom showed a very impressive-looking demo …

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At Microsoft's press conference, we were treated to a very impressive looking demo of Resident Evil 5, featuring Chris Redfield shooting his way through a decrepit house filled with zombies. He soon found himself stuck on a ledge, however, with no way of getting across the chasm. That's when it was revealed: the game will feature on-line co-op.

A second character showed up, and we got to see an assisted leap across the chasm, and a gunfight broke out between the players and the zombies. One player was stuck mixing it up in close quarters, while the other supported her with shots from a sniper rifle. The environments and the player models were fantastic, and the teamwork looks like it will open a whole new level of complexity to the Resident Evil world.

We were also given a date for the title: Friday the 13th, fittingly (that's March 13, 2009). This was a tiny taste of the game, and it already looks amazing; with online co-op on the menu, that date can't get here soon enough.